A highly selective fluorescent turn-on probe for Al3+ via Al3+-promoted hydrolysis of ester

• DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.05.062
• Publication Date: 2013-05-23T14:52:43Z
• Authors: Aasif Helal; Sang Hyun Kim; Hong-Seok Kim
• Keywords: Moiety; Thiazole; Turn (biochemistry); Ester hydrolysis

Abstract A new reactive and highly selective fluorescent chemosensor ( 1 ) based on thiazole was synthesized for the quantification of aluminum ions in ethanol. The mechanism of fluorescence was based on the aluminum-promoted hydrolysis of the ester moiety and subsequent complexation.